Prayin for Help

[T.I. praying over indistinct chatter] Our father, who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name Thy kingdom come Thy will be done On earth, as it is in heaven Give us this day, our daily bread And forgive us for our trespasses As we forgive those who trespassed against us And lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil For thine is the kingdom And the power, and the glory For ever and ever, hmm, amen [Verse 1] Man, I'm prayin' for help While I'm lookin' at the life I left, it's kinda hard not to hate myself But quiet as kept, right or wrong it's just the way I felt I might be better off prayin' for death, on my knees I knelt Still tryin' to find a way to accept, it ain't a way that I can Help nobody, 'til I save myself, technically I'm still a slave myself I gotta climb out the grave myself, man I played myself But when I look at all the fans I touched I ask how can a man that's done so much, be treated so unjust Cause I'm tryin' to inspire the folks, you wanna condemn Cause they sell dope, well man show 'em the ropes Be a father or a football coach, a role model or a symbol of hope Take another approach, instead of testifyin' against them in court Handcuffin' 'em and closin' the door, so they can be worse than before Can't you see they only do what they know Than you wonder why they don't care no mo', life ain't fair I know But why I'm hated everywhere I go, next time you wanna Compare my flow, just know that I'm prayin' for help [Hook] Askin' somebody else to give me a hand I'm tryin' hard, but I'm only a man Man, I'm prayin' for help Hopin' somebody else could see what I see It's like the hood only matter to me They got me prayin' for help Hopin' somebody else can carry the torch I'm all alone, with no kinda support While I was prayin' for help Realized that I don't need nobody else If God wit' me I can do it myself I'm tired of just prayin' for help [Verse 2] I know it's only one king, one thing, one being Only somethin' I believe without seeing, and with all my faith I pray some how, some way, regardless of what anyone say I believe one day, that I'mma change my life, get right Start livin' like Christ, 'til the end of my fight I'mma be defending my strife 'Til somebody come and shut off my lights, I ain't never gon' quit No matter how difficult it's gon' get, and you can bet whatever on this I'm forever gon' spit, harder than niggas hatin' on Tip You can take away, place it on Tip, I double my load Carry it as the trouble unfolds, holds yours And I betta don't fold, put that on my soul If it takes till I'm a hundred years old, bet I'm reachin' everyone of my goals [Hook] [Verse 3] Ay it's so many times, I done wish I could change my mind Change my life and leave the game behind And it's been so many days, I done prayed I could find a way Find a heart and the time to say, only so many are blessed With so many chances, and so many checks, so many fans With so many arrest, and it's been so many deaths So many prisons with niggas in there And the system keep playin' them to the left, man it's so many tests So many haters love seeing you stress, but tribulations come with being the best Still it's so many who flex, singin' bout checks, when they greener than Shreks Sellin' dreams, never seen in the jects, that's why I'm seen as a threat So many stripes off the streets I'mma vet, so many rappers get so little respect Now niggas faith on the shelf, cause of the cards that a nigga was dealt Or the heart that a nigga that dealt, so many niggas done left outta the hood Made a way for themself, instead of givin' back, they stay for they self So many playin' they self, instead of readin', educating they self The ones who won't even pray for they self, they got me prayin' for help [Hook]